Gate.



PATENTED NOV. 6, 1906.

J. A. & W. A. WARNER.

. GATE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 21, 1905. RENEWED our. 10. 1906.

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JOHN A. WARNER AND WILLIAM A. WARNER, OF BRONS ON, MICHIGAN.

GATE.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented No 6, 1906.

Application filed December 21, 1905. Renewed October 10, 1906. SerialNo. 338.324.

Be it known that we, JOHN A. WARNER and WILLIAM A. WARNER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Bronson, in the county 'of Branch anState of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to gates, and has for itsobject to provide an imroved form of gate for roadways and the hke, and in particular toproduce a strong, durable, and light structure which is effectuallybraced against saggnig and is arranged to take up looseness inagconvenient manner, so as to maintain the gate the desired rigidcondition.

With theseand other objects in view the present inventionconsists in thecombination; and 'arrangernent of parts, as will be hereinafter Ihorefully described, shown in the aecompan, g drawings, and particupointed ot m the appended claims, it ing understood that changes in the form,

ortip'n, size,,and' minor details may be e the. scope of the claimswithout departingfrom'the spirit or sacrificing any of the'adv'antagesof the invention.

. 'lnthe-accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a pers ective view of awooden gate-frame ernbo the features of the present invention; ig. 2 isa cross-sectional view thereof. 'Fi 3fis an enlarged detail view showingmeans or tightening the gate. Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary view of theupper portions of the upwardly-converged braces. Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of a metallic gateframe of the present invention. Fig. (us anenlarged detail view taken transversely through the middle of the sillof the gate. Fig. 7 isracross-sectional view taken through the middleoftdeateftfofsthe gate. Fig. 8 is a detail'cr ss-sectlonal View takenthrough the 0intso of. one pair'o'fj-crossed.

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Like chaiactprsof reference designatecor' responding"- parts in each andevery figure, of the drawings.

When the formed of wood, as in Figs. 1"to 4, inclusive, it includes abottom sill 1, stiles 2 and 3 rising therefrom, each stile being bracedby a pair of braces 4, embracing the upper end of the stile and securedthereto by a fastening 5, from which the braces incline downwardly tothe middle of the sill 1, which is embraced by the lower ends of thebraces and secured thereto by a fastening 6. It will be noted frame ofthe present that the meeting ends of the two sets of inclined braces aremitered, so as to come into mutual engagement. From each end of the sill1 extends a pair of braces 7, which embrace the lower end of theadjacent stile, to which they are connected by a fastenin 8*. Thesebraces incline upwardly and have tl ieir upper ends mitered to abut atthe center of the top of the gate, as best shown in Fig. 4; The meetingends of the two sets of braces 7 are embraced by metallicconnecting-plates 9, through which extend suitable fastenings 10, suchas bolts, which also pass through the respective pairs of braces, so asto connect the same. Each pair of braces 7 is embraced by the adjacentpair of braces 4, and at their points of crossing they are connected. bya bolt or other fastening 11.

An upright tie-rod 12 pierces the middle of the sill 1 and is providedupon its lower end with a nut 13, while its upper end extends upwardlybetween the meeting ends of the two pairs of braces 7 and terminates inan eye 14, located above the tops of said braces. A metallic plate 15rests upon the top edges of the plates 9, so as to form a bearing forthe eye 14 when drawn downwardly by the nut 13.

A suitable wire fabric 16 is dis osed be-- tween the members of thesevere pairs of braces and stretched between the stiles or end bars 2and 3 of the gate, one end of the fabric being fixed to one of thestiles in any suitable manner, while the other end is en gaged with aseries of adjustable [asteningssuch, for instance, as eyebolts or hooks17- piercing the stile with the hooks engaged with the meshes of thefabric and their shanks piercing the stile and movable endwisetherethrough. The outer end of each fastening 17 is threaded andprovided with a nut 18, whereby the fastening may be adjusted endwise toplace the esired degree of tension upon the fabric.

. By preference the stiles 2 and 3 rise fora .short distance above thetops of the braces 7 and are connected by a wire or rod 19, which passesthrough the eye 14 of the tie-rod 12 and has one end connected to anadjustable fastening 20, similar to the fastening 17, whereby slack maybe conveniently taken up.

In constructin the gate the tension rod or bar 12 is applied after thewire fabric has been connected to the frame, said rod or bar beingpassed downwardly alternately at .01)- poslte sides ofthe strand-wiresof the fabric,

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so as to preventlateral looseness of the fabric at the middle of thegate.

Whenthe nut 13 is tightened, a stress is placed upon the inner ends ofthe braces with a tendency to draw the same to ether, and as the bracestend to rock upon t e fulcrums afforded by the connections 11 there is astrain placed endwise of the gate, which tends to tighten the fabric andto render the entire gate rigid. Undue separation of the end bars 2 and3 is prevented by the sill 1 and the tie-wire 19.

When. the frame of the gate is formed of metal, as shown in Figs. 5 to8, inclusive, the several bars are formed of angle-iron. The

base bar or sill of the gate is made up of a pair of angle-bars 21 whichhave their upstanding sides adjacent and their horizontal sides at thebottoms of the upstanding sides and extending outwardly therefrom. Thesesill-bars are spaced at a predetermined distance at their middles, fromwhich they converge in opposite directions.

Each stile of the gate is made up of a'pair 0f angle-bars 22 which arearranged to have corresponding sides in substantial parallelism and bereceived between the adjacent ends of the sill-bars, to which they areconnected by a bolt or other fastening 23. The other sides of the bars22 are disposed to extend laterally outward from the outer edges of theend bars, and between the end bars is a series of threaded hooks 24,which carry nuts 25 at opposite sides of the end bar, so as toadjustably clamp the hooks thereto. A suitable wire fabric 26 isstretched between the opposite end bars and has its strandwires 27engaged with the hooks, whereby the fabric may be stretched byadjustment of the nuts to move the hooks outwardly.

Between the upper end of each end bar of the gate and the middle of thesill there is a brace made up of a pair of angle-bars 28, which embracethe upper ends of the end bars 22 and are connected thereto by means ofa suitable fastening 29. It will here be explained that the lateral oroutwardly-directed flanges or sides of the end bars 22 are cut away attheir tops and bottoms, so as to accommodate thebrace-bar 28 and thesill bars 21. Each of the brace-bars 28 is arranged to have its verticalflange outside of the gate, with its other flange extending inwardlyfrom the top of the vertical flange, said other flange being cut away atits top and bottom to permit the vertical flange to lie against theadjacent end bar 22 and the outer side of the adjacent sill-bar 21, towhich it is connected by a fastening 29. A suitable spacing-sleeve 30embraces the fastening 29, so as to maintain the sill members 21 spacedat the desired interval.

The lower ends of the opposite braces do not come together, but lie atopposite sides of the middle of the sill, and in the space between thelower ends of the braces there is a plate 31, which lies against theunder side of the sleeves 30 and between the sills.

From the lower corners of the gate-frame the braces extend upwardly tothe middle of the top of the frame, each brace including a pair ofangle-bars 32, embracing adjacent bars 28, from which they converge inopposite directions. The upright fla e of each bar 32 is at its innerside and lies at against the outer side of the upright flange of theadjacent bar 28 and is connected thereto by means of a fastening 33,which also pierces the other bars 28 and 32, there being a sleeve 34embracing the fastening and engaging the bars 28 to maintain them spacedat the proper interval. The lower ends of the bars 32 embrace the sillmembers 21 and are connected thereto by the fastening 23, which alsopierces the end bars 22, the lower ends of the transverse flanges of thebars 32 being cut away to accommodate the fastening 23 and to.avoid thetransverse flanges of the end bars 22. A suitable strut 35 has one endinterposed between each air of bars 32 and 28 and secured thereto y thefastening 33, the outer end of the strut being connected to the innerflange of the adjacent end bar 22, as at 36.

The upper end of corres onding bars 32 are connected by a plate 37 yingflat against the outer sides of the upright flanges of the bars andsecured thereto by rivets or other fastenings 38,, which also secure asimilar plate on the other side of the bars. A cap-plate 39 rests uponthe tops of thebars 32, and an upright tie-rod 40 pierces the plate 39and also the plate 31, there being a nut 41 provided upon the lowerthreaded end of the rod to engage against the under side of the plate31, the upper end of the rod being provided with an eye 42, which enages the plate 39, whereby looseness of the rame of the ate may bereadily taken up by tightening t e nut 41 so as to place the necessarstrain upon the trussed braces and sill of t e gate-frame.

Between the upper ends of the end-bars 22 of the gate there extends across rod or wire 43, which passes through the eye 42, with its endsconnected to adjustable fastenings 44, similar to the fastening 24 forthe purpose of taking up slack in the rod or wire, and thereby tomaintain the necessary strain across the top of the frame.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is- 1. A gatecomprising in combination a base-sill, end bars rising therefrom, pairsof braces embracing the middle portion of the sill and inclined upwardlyand outwardly therefrom with their upper ends embracing the upper endsof the respective end bars, other pairs of braces embracing therespective ends of the sill and converging upwardly therefrom with theirends connected above the middle of the sill, a tension-rod extendingdownwardly between the upper ends of the last-mentioned braces andbetween the lower ends of the first-mentioned braces, the

upper end of the rod having an eye located ove the braces and bearingupon the to s thereof, a nut fitted to the lower end of t e rod andbearing against the bottom of the sill, and a tie extending between theupper ends of the end bars and through the eye of the tension-rod.

2. A gate comprising in combination a base-sill, end bars risingtherefrom, pairs of braces embracing the ends of the sill and convergingupwardly, plates embracing the upper ends of the braces, fasteningsconnecting the plates and the braces, a cap-plate resting upon the upperedges of the connecting-plates, a tenslon-rod piercing the calate andthe sill, an adjusting-nut upon t e lbwer end of the tension-rod and enaging the bottom of the sill, an eye provide upon the top of thetension-rod and engaging the cap-plate, and a tie extending between theulprper ends of the end bars and passing t ough the eye.

3. gate comprising in combination a basesill, end bars rising therefrom,a wire fabric extending between the end bars, airs of braces embracingthe ends of the sil and the fabric and converged u wardly, meansconnecting the upper ends 0 the braces, a tie extending between theupper ends of the end bars, and pairs of braces embracing the middle ofthe sill and fabric and diverging upwardly therefrom with their upperends emgracing and connected to the respective end are.

4. In a gate, the combination of a basesill, end bars rising therefrom,endwise-adjustable hooks piercing one of the end bars, a wire fabricconnected to the other end bar and engaged with the hooks, pairs ofbraces embracing the respective ends of the sill and the fabric andconver ed upwardly with their upper ends mitere and abutted above themiddle of the sill, connecting-plates embracing the upper ends of thebraces, a capplate supported upon the up er edges of t econnecting-plates, a tension-bar piercing the caplate and the sill, anadjusting-nut upon the ower end of the rod and en aging the bottom ofthe sill, an eye provided upon the top of the rod and bearing u on thecap-plate, a tie extending between t e upper ends of the end bars andpassing through the eye, and other pairs of braces embracing the middleof the sill and diverged upwardly with their upper ends embracing andconnected to the upper end portions of the end bars, and fastenin sconnecting the braces at their points 0 crossing.

5. A gate-frame comprising sill members spaced at their middles andconverged toward their ends, stiles rising from the sills, bracesextending between the middles of the sills and the upper ends of therespective stiles, each brace includin spaced members secured to themiddle portions of the respective sill members and converging upwardlytherefrom to the adjacent stile, and other braces converging upwardlyfrom the ends of the sill, each of said other braces including a pair ofmembers embracing the adjacent first-mentioned brace and convergedupwardly and downwardly therefrom, and a tie-bar connecting the upperends of the stiles.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. WARNER. WILLIAM A. WARNER \Vitnesses C. M. VAN EVERY, Sr., J. A.VAN EVERY.

